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The Native Plant Society will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Washington State University Consolidated Information Center (library) in Room 210.
Get ideas for your home
Whether you're looking for ideas to remodel your present home, the latest in electronics or "green" building materials for a new house, you're sure to find it at the 64th annual Seattle Home Show.
Ready for spring? Go to Seattle's garden, flower show to get some inspiration
Once a year Cyle Eldred, Northwest show manager for Seattle's Salmon Bay Events, performs magic.
Not sure what to buy? Solve the towel puzzle
When it comes to pampering, there are few luxuries more affordable than wrapping up in an oversize, plush bath towel after a warm bath or shower.
Gray and cold is best time to start planning your garden
Gardeners love January, as the weather's perfect. Perfect for curling up in an overstuffed chair, notebook and pencil in hand, a pile of shiny new plant catalogs stacked nearby.
Improve your green thumb with Master Gardening program
Do you how to handle a trowel, fertilizer spreader and plant a bulb properly?
Fight sweater abuse: Take care of your winter knits
Some may sigh at the signs of winter -- chilly nights, frosty windshields -- all signals that the possibility of more snow is not far off.
Oh my darling, was the seed or fruit first?
How sweet Clementine is this time of year, looking so pretty nestled in small wooden crates.
Merry and bright: Readers share decked-out homes in Mid-Columbia
Earlier this month the Herald asked readers to send in the address of any home they saw with outstanding holiday decorations.
Bring bling to your home
You've pulled out your holiday decorations and festooned the stairway, decorated the tree and hung a wreath on the front door. But looking around, you notice your home still lacks a certain holiday pizzazz. It needs more glitz, more bling.
Floral holiday: Poinsettias bring Christmas cheer, but other plants can be festive, too
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas with poinsettias everywhere you look. The plants, especially those with red bracts, have become the living symbol of the holiday season. But they're not the only festive plants to decorate with this time of year. Nor is red the only color du jour.
Birdscapers go beyond feeders, suet to attract feathered friends
DETROIT -- As winter approaches, the drying stalks of snakeroot, black-eyed Susans and coneflowers serve a buffet of tasty snacks to birds visiting Colleen Traylor's yard.
Get inspired at next weekend's Christmas Home Tour
Need some Christmas cheer or holiday decorating ideas?
Share the holidays, trim a tree for wildlife
NEW MARKET, Va. -- When decorating the yard for the holidays this year, don't forget about your extended family -- the wildlife sheltering in shrubs and greenery.
Where's that sock? Broken pairs can be one of life's little mysteries
Two socks enter the washer.
Clean dreams: Upgrade your dishwasher in time for holidays
Stuck scrubbing the dirty pots and pans after dinner while your dishwasher deals with pre-rinsed plates and glasses?
Richland offering help to toss out yard debris
Richland residents can take advantage of the city's annual yard debris clean up campaign beginning Monday and running through Nov. 18.
Uplifting gourds: Kennewick gardener grows giant varieties on an above-ground network of supports
Gourds -- some knobby, some smooth, but all singularly shaped, and some oddly colored -- aren't plants that appeal everyone.
Seniors invited to Richland energy program
Richland's seniors are invited to attend an environmental and energy efficiency program at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, at the Richland Community Center.
Put your waste to work
Drifts of leaves piling up in the yard?
Get kitchen inspiration on Walla Walla tour
WALLA WALLA -- Peek past the kitchen doors of eight Walla Walla homes and a restored Craftsman-style inn on Oct. 7 during the fifth annual Walla Walla Kitchen Tour.
Get puppy-proofed: If you're bringing home a wee Fido, prepare your house
Planning to bring a new canine baby home soon? Before you do, for your peace of mind -- and your new dog's safety -- take a few minutes to puppy-proof your home and yard.
Learn to save energy, recycle
Richland's Environmental Education office and Energy Services will provide an environmental and energy efficiency program at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Richland Community Center.
Group names trendiest plants of the year – and the past 75
When you're shopping for bright annuals for your flower beds and veggies for your garden, what do you look for? Bloom color, a nicely shaped plant, a tried-and-true variety? Or do you look for a red, white and blue shield - the logo of the All-America Selections, a not-for-profit organization - printed on the small plastic stake?
Get thrifty: Shoppers can find great decor deals
Enjoy the thrill of the hunt? Sherry Klass, a treasure hunter from Richland, does. She was checking out the furniture and home decorating area at the Pasco Goodwill Store on Thursday, looking for "something to catch my eye."
Tour gives a taste of backyard heaven
The musical rush of water, jewel-toned fish drowsing in the shade of lush water-loving plants and sunlight glinting off crystalline water -- that's what ponds are made of.
Climb the walls: Try a vine to cover up an eyesore or create interest
Does the view from your dining room include a less-than-attractive garden shed? Do you enjoy sitting outside on the deck but feel exposed to the curious glance of the neighbors? Need some shade by the pool but don't want to contend with tree roots or leaves?
Don't let your trusty - expired - phone books languish in landfills
New phone books are bright and pristine, full of promise and bringing information right to your fingertips.
Pretty in plastic: American lawn ornament legend the pink flamingo lives on
Call them kitschy, tacky, campy or tasteless but don't call them extinct.
Save a little H20 while gardening this summer
Summer was slow to come this year but now it's heating up with a vengeance.
Cozy cottage: Richland woman's book gives tips on relaxed decor
Shopping for wedding gift got you tied in knots?
Keep fowl away from your fruit
Singer Featherweight 'sew in'
Garden tips just for you
Deck check for your backyard refuge
Take a trip through another world (well, yard) on Secret Garden Tour
Rose society announces its show winners
Experts help out gardens
Get your blooms ready for rose show
Brush up on koi knowledge
Garden issues can lead to prizes
Hang time: Flower baskets spruce up your drab outside areas
Get Schooled: Take a class to learn how to improve your home
Get close to orchids: Show will to inform newbies, experts
Boost your energy know-how at expo
Why not wood? Wooden outdoor furniture has character
There's an Earth Month activity for everyone
Arbor fest goes edible
Get help from Master Gardeners
Finley students to sell plants
Use things around the house in new ways
Learn how to keep koi healthy
Label love: Gadgets make organizing even easier, or at least neater
Plant some wee luck: Shamrocks aren't really shamrocks, but they're what you need on St. Pat's
Try a winner in your garden
Get walls in the right frame of mind
Teach your garden new tricks
Plants gone wild: When planning your garden, be sure to avoid plant spam
Get new ideas at home show
Get a jump on spring in Seattle
Landscaper to share Mid-Columbia tips
Seattle show to offer latest tips, tricks for your house
Give your furniture new life
Get started on your own project
Gather your important papers and lock 'em up
Flip through plant catalogs for inspiration
A green thumb, that is - Master Gardener training is coming up
There are more options than ever to scent your home
It's curtains for your Christmas decorations: Store them carefully so they'll be useful for years to come
That's a wrap: It's not too late to make your gifts look nice on the outside, too
Light up your night
Deck the tables: Fix something up for a festive feast
Share lights you've seen in Mid-Columbia
Look at windows in a new light
Get around: It's not hard to make your holiday wreath
It's not hard to make your wreath for fall or the holidays
Keep busy with sewing workshops at TRAC
Get ready for winter
Get in stitches at Pasco classes
In case of fire: Protect your home from accidental blaze
Cleaning clothes isn't always a breeze - but it could be easier
Keep winter pests outside
Make your home uninviting for creepy crawlies
Going natural: The time is right to plant bulbs among your perennials for a simple look
Get some new plants
Home sweet home: What to do with wine once it's in your house
Find your own wine storage solution
Hit parade of Tri-City homes
Get your feet wet in a neighbor's pond
Walla Walla tour to benefit hospice
Keep it together: Pick stuff for the dorm that serves many purposes - and looks cool
Everything and the kitchen sink (literally)
Stick 'em up: Get everything in its place, pardner, with the right glue
Show off your work with spray adhesive
Pros share their best yard work tips so you can relax sooner
Home safe home: Make it less attractive to thieves when you are out of town
Table where? No matter where you're eating, make it fun with colorful dishes, cups, plates
Get some yard tips at Garden Faire
Fit like a glove
Enjoy 8 tranquil gardens on a road tour in the Hermiston area
Spice up any yard at the pond show
Take a peek at Moses Lake's glimmering backyard ponds
Tri-Cities' own secret gardens
Show your roses
Make waves at home: Do it yourself above ground
How does your garden grow?
Liven up your garden and yard with a trend or two
What you gonna do with all that junk?
Shred that mess
Show some love to mother earth: Mid-Columbia's Earth Day last entire month
Clutter buster
Plant with a plan
Get prepared to show off your scales
Change into spring
Get prepared to show off your scales
Get floored: Wood under your feet is decor that will stay in style
Refresh your room: A few simple changes might be all that's needed to brighten up a dull home
Give yourself a lift: Comfy chairs help out with extra boost
Hanging up: Don't get distressed when displaying your artwork
Git an emergency kit long before a disaster strikes
Hit the right note
February flower show in Seattle can help gardeners get rid of those winter blues
Sleep tight: Picking comforter need not be nightmare
Get stain aid in time for messy holidays
Take your pick: Extra care for cut trees keeps holiday bright
Yard brings holiday cheer each year
Find your treasure: Class helps make art out of anything
Test drive your next vacuum
Get your yard in order
Get mixed up in color
Treat your seats
Building experience
Cool color
Pick your tile
Tile options can be overwhelming
Master plants: Expert gardenders sell flora that trives in Tri-Cities
Trick out your dorm room
Couple transform back yard into watery paradise
Green discoveries: What Lewis & Clark found
Swingin' playsets
Vegetable molds create odd shapes for your dinner plate
Flower business blooms in Valley
Cool tips for a hot summer
Decked-out decks: Mid-Columbia residents buying into backyard improvements with new, easier-to-care-for materials
Make your landscaping X-rated
Savings are in the walls
Experts team up on what's good for gardens
Set it and forget it
His own oasis
Container craze
What to do with Wipes
Shrub-steppe survival
Fine fakes
Homeowners can take steps to save water inside and out
The life of a plastic grocery sack just got better
Organization key to keeping clean
Wanted weeds
Keeping gardening tools sharp makes them safe, easy to use
Sticker shock
Crafting for show
How goes your green?
So you've got your TV, but what about comfy furniture?
When you're watching the Super Bowl, TV size matters
Web site 2good2miss
Batteries: Technology-driven society just can't get enough of 'em
Wonders of the wall
From pile to file
Festive flora
Furniture for young tastes
Be kind to your fine feathered friends
Keep your pipes clean to save a lot of hassel
Key to home security
Give your home a Sense of fall
Ornamental oddities
Fight the leaf war
Don't let mattress purchases scare you sleepless
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